What is the Best Hosting for Joomla?
This is a question we are often asked. What is the best hosting company for Joomla websites? We have tried at least half a dozen, and what we have found is there are certain criteria that you must consider when making a decision. Unfortunately we cannot say we have found one company that is aces at everything, but we have found several that have come really close.
We do not have a server where we provide hosting for our customers. Instead we have them set up their own hosting accounts with a service. In this way our customers have dominion over their website. Since we aren’t the hosts, we have tried many companies to find the best fit for Joomla optimization, Joomla security as well as customer service.
When choosing a host for Joomla, you cannot just choose anybody. Hosting requires a certain set of parameters in order for the site to run properly and to ensure Joomla security. This is why it is important to choose a company that specializes in optimizing their servers to host Joomla websites.
What do we think?
Here is our assessment of companies the we have used. This assessment is based on actual experience with these companies. Please don’t be upset if we’ve left your company off the list. If you’re not on the list, it’s because we haven’t tried you yet. Email us, and we’ll be happy to give it a go. In the chart below we’ve graded some of the services provided to give you an idea of how well they perform for us. In cases where there really isn’t a measure of service (i.e. unlimited bandwidth), we just wrote yes/no.
| Hosting Company | Rochen | Hostgator | Lunarpages | Siteground | Interactive Online |
|
yes |
yes | yes | no | yes | |
| Unlimited Space | no | yes | Some plans | yes | yes |
| Unlimited Bandwidth | no | yes | Some plans | yes | yes |
| Unlimited URLs | Reseller plans only | some plans | yes | yes | yes |
| Knowledgeable Technical Support | A+ | A- | F | B- | B |
| 24/7 Technical Support through ticket system | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Technical support available by phone | no | yes | yes | no | no |
| Technical support available by online chat | no | yes | no | yes | no |
| Extensive Knowledgebase for Joomla questions | A | C | C | A+ | D |
| Easy to navigate and find answers to questions | B | B | C | A | B |
| Customer forums | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Tech support Knowledgeable about Joomla | A+ | A | C- | A | B |
| Cpanel easy to use | A | A | B- | A | A |
| Billing Practices | A | A | A | C | A |
| Email Function | B | A | A | C | C |
| Up time | B | A | A | A | C |
| Server speed | A | B | B | C | B |
| Server up time | B | A | A | A | C |
| Optimized for Joomla | A+ | A | A | A+ | A |
| Redundant Servers | No | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Host creates server backups | daily | weekly | daily | unknown | weekly |
| Restore from backup free of charge | Yes | No | No | unknown | unknown |
| Will move your Joomla site for free when you sign up for hosting | No | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Free Joomla templates? | No | no | no | yes | no |
| Money back guarantee? | Yes (within 15 days) |
Yes (within 45 days) |
Yes (within 30 days) |
Yes (within 30 days minus setup fees) |
Yes (within 90 days) |
| Monthly price for shared server | $8.95-$69.95 | $4.95-$99.95 | $2.95-$64.95 | $5.95-$89 | $5.95-$12.95 |
| Hosting Company | Rochen | Hostgator | Lunarpages | Siteground | Interactive Online |
What host do we use?
If you’re wondering what host this blog is on, it’s hosted on Interactive Online. Our company website, Landau Design, is hosted on Hostgator.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Consulting 2 Win, Landau Design. Landau Design said: What is the Best Hosting for #Joomla? http://bit.ly/aJ3l8j [...]
Great topic, i’ll come again
Joomla is definitely the best CMS ever